affair in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for affair in the English»French Dictionary

I.affair [Brit əˈfɛː, Am əˈfɛr] N

1. affair (event, incident, thing):

affair

affaire f

the Haltrey affair

l'affaire Haltrey

the wedding was a grand affair

le mariage a été une affaire prestigieuse

the dress/cake was an extraordinary affair

la robe/le gâteau était extraordinaire

2. affair (matter):

affair

affaire f

at first the conflict seemed a small affair

au début, le conflit ne paraissait pas grave

state of affairs

situation f

it's a sad state of affairs

c'est lamentable

3. affair:

affair (relationship)

liaison f (with avec)

affair (casual)

aventure f

a passionate affair

une liaison passionnée

4. affair (concern):

affair

affaire f

it's my affair

c'est mon affaire

II.affairs N npl

1. affairs:

affairs POL, JOURN

affaires fpl

foreign affairs

affaires étrangères

affairs of state

affaires d'état

they should not interfere in Egypt's (internal) affairs

ils ne devraient pas se mêler des affaires de l'Égypte

he deals with consumer affairs

il s'occupe de la protection du consommateur

foreign/religious affairs correspondent JOURN

spécialiste mf de politique internationale/des questions religieuses

2. affairs (business):

affairs

affaires fpl

to put one's affairs in order

mettre de l'ordre dans ses affaires

love affair N

love affair (with person)

liaison f (with avec, between entre)

love affair (with place, car, era etc)

histoire f d'amour (with avec)

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the much talked-about love affair/resignation (recently)

la liaison/la démission dont on a beaucoup parlé dernièrement

the much talked-about love affair/resignation (in the past)

la liaison/la démission dont on a beaucoup parlé à l'époque

cloak-and-dagger affair, tactics, operation

clandestin

lamentable incident, affair, lack, loss

fâcheux/-euse, regrettable

squalid business, affair, story

sordide

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idylle

love affair (entre between)

vivre/nouer une idylle

to live through/start a love affair

l'idylle entre les deux partis

the love affair between the two parties

passade

brief affair

l'affaire suscite de violentes polémiques

the affair has sparked off fierce debate

business

business, affair

affair in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for affair in the English»French Dictionary

affair [ə·ˈfer] N

1. affair (matter, business):

affair

affaire f

it's sb's own affair

cela ne regarde que qn

affairs of state

affaires fpl d'état

to meddle in sb's affairs

se mêler des affaires de qn

it's an odd/sad state of affairs

c'est bizarre/lamentable

the Dreyfus affair

l'affaire Dreyfus

the whole affair was a disaster

ça a été un désastre

2. affair (sexual relationship):

affair

liaison f

3. affair (event, occasion):

it was a quiet/grand affair

ça a été discret/grandiose

love affair N

love affair

liaison f

to have a love affair with sth fig

avoir une passion pour qc

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clandestine affair

secret(-ète)

a low-key affair

un événement discret

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flirt

affair

intrigue amoureuse

love affair

être mêlé à une affaire

to be caught up in an affair

expérience amoureuse

love affair

liaison

affair

vivre une passion avec qn

to have a passionate affair with sb

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In judicial affairs, however, the three districts and their seats of government retained their historic influence.

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Religious associations manage their own affairs within the limits of general law.

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Just at this time his affairs did not look promising.

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This state of affairs continued until early 1945 after liberation.

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